There’s no doubt that in the summer we’ll get better sailing in the afternoon, once the sea breezes have had a chance to build so we’ve included some Saturday afternoon racing, just to see how it goes.

In an attempt to siphon some of the experience down to the less able parts of the fleet we’re including one buddy race in each series where an experienced sailor will partner a less experienced one. We’ll be discussing the details at the pre-season Cox and Crew meeting (Wed. 3rd March, 8:15pm at the Fore St. Club house).

The first race will be on Saturday 3rd April, 2:45pm start. Note …. Saturday … Because it’s Easter weekend and most people like reserve Easter Sunday for chocolate overdose.

And finally, don’t forget we have two Saturday working parties, 9:30-12:30, 13th March and 27th March.

• Buddy up racing. Nik proposes that one, or possibly more, race in each series be a buddy race where an experienced sailor teams up and coaches a less experienced sailor. We have a good idea how this should work but we’d still like to have a short discussion and allocate buddies.
• Working parties. There will be 2 pre-season working parties, one on Sat 13th March the other on Sat 27th March, both between 9:30 and 12:30. Many hands make light work.
• General discussion on all things racing; is there anything you’d like to change or add to racing this season.

Please try and be there if you can.